THOMASVILLE, Ga. – The William Carey Men's Basketball Team dropped their second straight game, falling to Thomas University 72-67 Thursday night.
"Really hard-fought game by both teams," said Head Coach Steve Knight. "Thomas made the offensive plays in the second half shooting 59.4%. They really got it going and their crowd was a factor for sure. We battled and played hard down the stretch with an opportunity to win, but just did a poor job defensively allowing some easy buckets and offensive rebounds in the final three minutes. Give them credit, they earned this victory."
Thomas opened the scoring with a three pointer but a pair of free throws by Ankerion Gross followed by a layup from Dylan Brumfield put Carey ahead with Cam Brown making it 7-3 WCU. Over the next few minutes both teams struggled on the offensive end but with thirteen minutes to play, Javeon Gordon and Brumfield pushed the Crusaders lead to 14-5.
Things picked up with under ten minutes remaining with the Night Hawks slowly battling back to get within two at 17-15. Makeem Roberts and Ashton Campbell responded for the Crusaders with six straight points to make it 23-15 with four minutes left in the half. Again though, Thomas fought their way back and with just over minute left, cut the deficit to 25-24 but a pair of free throws by Jamar Jenkins would give WCU a three-point lead heading into the break.
Thomas came out of the break, quickly erasing the deficit before taking a 32-27 lead two minutes into the second half. However, a three by Campbell followed by a steal from Gross with Brown making the layup, evened things up. After trading baskets, Thomas knocked down three straight three pointers to take a 43-34 lead with fourteen minutes remaining.
Over the next four minutes, Thomas extended their lead to as many as eleven points. The Crusaders regrouped and slowly fought their way back, eventually tying the game at 51 on a Randaruis Hughes dunk with seven minutes to play.
For the next five minutes both teams went back and forth with neither leading by more than two points. With Carey leading 62-61, the Night Hawks Jordan Howe gave them the lead for good scoring five straight points. From there Thomas extended their lead to eight on their way to victory.
Dylan Brumfield led the way with sixteen points. Cam Brown added twelve points while Randarius Hughes pulled down fourteen rebounds.
Carey is back in action Wednesday, November 27, as they take on Talladega College in non-conference action. Play is set to begin at 4:00 pm at Clinton Gym.
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